Actuación de la fisioterapia en unidades de cuidados intensivos neonatales en Rio Grande do Sul

• Autor(a) principal: Amaral, Juliana Quiroz do
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Bernardi, Luísse Dagagny Pecce, Seus, Thamires Lorenzet Cunha
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Fisioterapia e Pesquisa
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/fpusp/article/view/208769
• topic: Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonata; RecémNascido; Prematuridade; Técnicas de Fisioterapia; Unidad de Cuidado Intensivo Neonata; Recién Nacido; Prematuridad; Técnicas de Fisioterapia; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Newborn; Premature; Physical Therapy Techniques

The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) isorganized to care for newborns who have difficulty inadapting and surviving in the extrauterine environment,due to disturbing pathology, respiratory dysfunction, andprematurity. Rio Grande do Sul (RS) has a high rate ofprematurity, above the national average. To assist thenewborn, the physical therapist stimulates the respiratoryand motor functions with specific techniques. This descriptiveobservational study aimed to identify the physiotherapeutictechniques used in NICUs in the state of RS. An onlinequestionnaire was applied to physical therapists workingin NICUs in RS, with 32 questions related to training andprofessional performance, working hours, unit data,multiprofessional relationship, and physiotherapeutictechnique used. In total, 22 professionals answered thequestionnaire, all females (100%), mean age of 30.6 years,mean period since undergraduate education of 6 years,years of professional practice in the NICU ranging from6 to 15 years (22.7%), and with a graduate degree in thefield of Neonatal Physical Therapy (73.3%). Prematuritywas the main reason for hospitalization (100%) andthe physiotherapeutic conduct most study participantsmentioned were therapeutic positioning and aspiration(95.5%) and encouraging crossing the midline (90.9%).We concluded that the physiotherapeutic conducts in thisstudy are consistent with the literature, being relevant andappropriate for the treatment of newborns.